World’s Fair.

Per yet another great tip by my favorite digital archaeologist/partner in crime, I recently fell into the large vortex of the LIFE Historic Photo Archive hosted by Google. (Launch point here.) My first lengthy search was in the World’s Fair category and wowza, what exciting results! Below are are few of my top picks. Make the jump to see an additional 6 lush photographs of progressive design plus a good dose of quirky.

01. Czechoslovakian Pavilion, NYC, 1939
Photographer: David E. Scherman

02. Communications Building, Flushing, NY, 1939
Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt

03. Rock Family at the World’s Fair
Photographer: Leonard Mccombe

04. Seattle World’s Fair, 1962
Photographer: Ralph Crane
I’m pleased to brag I have my mum’s vintage 1962 sweatshirt from this momentous event.

05. Ford Exhibit, NYC, 1939
Photographer: Hansel Mieth

06. Walking from the Trylon into the Perisphere, Queens, NY, 1939
Photographer: David E. Scherman
Inside the Perisphere, visitors inspected Democracity, The City of Tomorrow, where they stood on revolving galleries to look down on a panorama of the future for an admission of 25¢.

07. Morris Gest Little Miracle Town, NYC, 1939
Photographer: David E. Scherman

08. Night View of Slender Tower, Flushing, NY, 1939
Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
The tower resembles giant fluorescent tubes.

09. World’s Fair Locomotive, New York City, 1939
Photographer: David E. Scherman
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